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2008's Top-Selling DVDs in Japan (Overall) - Updated

The survey firm Oricon has announced its top rankings for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs sold between December 2007 and December 2008.

Overall DVDs

Most Copies
Transformers Special Collectors' Edition
364,876 copies


Most Money Earned
47 by KANJANI Eight
1.97 billion yen (about US$22 million)

Music DVDs

Most Copies
47 by KANJANI Eight
282,041 copies


Most Money Earned
47 by KANJANI Eight
1.97 billion yen (US$22 million)


Most Money Earned by an Artist/Group
KANJANI Eight
1.98 billion yen (US$22.2 million)

Western Film DVDs

Most Copies
Transformers Special Collectors' Edition
364,876 copies

Japanese Film DVDs

Most Copies
Hero
223,813 copies

Anime/Special Effects DVDs

Most Copies
The World of GOLDEN EGGS Vol. 01
97,292 copies

Theatrical Anime DVDs

Most Copies
Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
297,927 copies

TV Drama DVDs

Most Copies
Rookies Omote Box
63,000 copies

Variety/Comedy DVDs

Most Copies
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai Yaara Hen de!! Downtown Kessei 25-Nen Kinen DVD Eikyū Hozon Edition #10 by Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
194,872 copies

Idol/Image DVDs

Most Copies
My color by Takeru Satoh
6,000 copies

Blu-ray Discs

Most Copies
Macross Frontier #1
35,000 copies

Source: Oricon


Update: Takeru Satoh's spelling corrected. Thanks, lithiumflower.